The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1986. The Pulitzer Prize is a United States literary award given out each April. ...

Journalism

• Public service: Denver Post
  • "For its in-depth study of "missing children", which revealed that most are involved in custody disputes or are runaways, and which helped mitigate national fears stirred by exaggerated statistics."

• General news reporting: Edna Buchanan of Miami Herald
  • "For her versatile and consistently excellent police beat reporting."

• Investigative reporting: Jeffrey A. Marx and Michael M. York of Lexington Herald Leader
  • "For their series "Playing Above the Rules," which exposed cash payoffs to University of Kentucky basketball players in violation of NCAA regulations and led to significant reforms.."

• Explanatory reporting: Staff of New York Times
  • "For a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in 'Star Wars'."

• Specialized Reporting: Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty of Pittsburgh Press
  • For their investigation of violations and failures in the organ transplantation system in the United States."

• National reporting: Craig Flournoy and George Rodrigue of Dallas Morning News
  • "For their investigation into subsidized housing in East Texas, which uncovered patterns of racial discrimination and segregation in public housing across the United States and led to significant reforms."

• National reporting: Arthur Howe of Philadelphia Inquirer
  • "For his enterprising and indefatigable reporting on massive deficiencies in IRS processing of tax returns-reporting that eventually inspired major changes in IRS procedures and prompted the agency to make a public apology to U.S. taxpayers."

• International reporting: Lewis M. Simons, Pete Carey and Katherine Ellison of San Jose Mercury News
  • "For their June 1985 series that documented massive transfers of wealth abroad by President Marcos and his associates and had a direct impact on subsequent political developments in the Philippines and the United States."

• Feature writing: John Camp of St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch
  • "For his five-part series examining the life of an American farm family faced with the worst U.S. agricultural crisis since the Depression."

• Commentary: Jimmy Breslin of New York Daily News
  • "For columns which consistently champion ordinary citizens"

• Criticism: Donal Henahan of New York Times
  • "For his music criticism."

• Editorial writing: Jack Fuller of Chicago Tribune
  • "For his editorials on constitutional issues."

• Editorial cartooning: Jules Feiffer of Village Voice, New York City

• Spot news photography: Carol Guzy and Michel duCille of Miami Herald
  • "For their photographs of the devastation caused by the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia."

• Feature photography:Tom Gralish of Philadelphia Inquirer
  • "For his series of photographs of Philadelphia's homeless."

The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper through the use of its journalistic resources which may include editorials, cartoons, and photographs, as well as reporting. ... The Denver Post is a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado. ... In the United Kingdom, there are a number of unsolved murders. ... Child custody and guardianship are legal terms which are sometimes used to describe the legal and practical relationship between a parent and his or her child, such as the right of the parent to make decisions for the child, and the parents duty to care for the child. ... The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by Knight Ridder. ... Police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force, assault, verbal attacks, and threats by police officers. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953 for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism. ... The Lexington Herald-Leader is a Lexington, Kentucky-based newspaper. ... Match fixing or game fixing in organized sports occurs when a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism was first introduced in 1985, and continued under that name until 1997. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), commonly called Star Wars after the popular science fiction movies, was a system proposed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983[1] to use ground-based and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953 for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism. ... The Pittsburgh Press, now defunct, was a major daily newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patients own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipients damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... An African-American drinks out of a water fountain marked for colored in 1939 at a street car terminal in Oklahoma City. ... Segregation means separation. ... The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... IRS is short for U.S. Internal Revenue Service short for Indian Revenue Service short for Independent rear suspension, used in automobiles. ... The Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. ... San José – or its anglicised form San Jose – is the Spanish for Saint Joseph. ... The Mercs sections vary by day of the week, but Business, Sports, and The Valley are standard daily fare. ... Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralín Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the tenth president of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing has been awarded since 1979 for a distinguished example of feature writing giving prime consideration to high literary quality and originality. ... The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn, starting in 1929 and lasting through most of the 1930s. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. ... Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Criticism has been presented since 1970 to a newspaper writer who has demonstrated distinguished criticism. Recipients of the award are chosen by an independent board and officially administered by Columbia University. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction. ... The Chicago Tribune, formerly self-styled as the Worlds Greatest Newspaper, remains one of the principal daily newspapers of the midwestern United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning has been awarded since 1922 for a distinguished cartoon or portfolio of cartoons published during the year, characterized by originality, editorial effectiveness, quality of drawing, and pictorial effect. ... The Village Voice is a New York City-based weekly newspaper featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Big Apple Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... Students gather following the Columbine High School massacre, part of the photography for which the Rocky Mountain News won the 2000 Breaking News Photography Pulitzer. ... The Miami Herald is a daily newspaper owned by Knight Ridder. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography has been awarded since 1968 for a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, a sequence or an album. ... The Philadelphia Inquirer is one of a two Knight Ridder newspaper duopoly daily for the Philadelphia area. ... A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ...

Letters and Drama

• Fiction: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

• History: ...the Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age by Walter A. McDougall

• Biography or autobiography: Louise Bogan: A Portrait by Elizabeth Frank

• Poetry: The Flying Change by Henry Taylor

• General non-fiction: Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families by J. Anthony Lukas

• General non-fiction: Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White by Joseph Lelyveld

• Music: Wind Quintet IV by George Perle Premiered on October 2, 1985

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. ... Lonesome Dove, written by Larry McMurtry, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning western genre novel and the first book of the Lonesome Dove series. ... One of McMurtrys bookstores in Archer City, Texas Larry McMurtry (born June 3, 1936 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is an Academy Award winning screenwriter, American novelist and essayist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for History has been awarded since 1917 for a distinguished book upon the history of the United States. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography has been presented since 1917 for a distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry has been presented since 1922 for a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author. ... Sir Henry Taylor (October 18, 1800 - March 27, 1886) was an English dramatist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. ... Anthony Lukas (otherwise known as Jay or J. Anthony Lukas) (born 1933) was a U.S. journalist. ... The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in any other category. ... Joseph Lelyveld was executive editor of the New York Times from 1994 to 2001. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Music was first awarded in 1943. ... George Perle (born May 6, 1915 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a composer and musicologist who has studied with Ernst Krenek. ...

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• The Pulitzer Prizes for 1986